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http://www.elca.org/archives/Archives collect and preserve original documents of such organizations as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources, such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for Finland. When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in this outline, return to this section to obtain the address.
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*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.  
*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.  


If you plan to visit one of these repositories, contact the organization and ask for information about collection, hours, services, and fees.
==Finland National Archives==
'''Finland National Archives - ASTIA''': All vital records from the years 1811–1918 have been digitized from the original documents in grayscale. Color digitization of non-public vital records less than 100 years old is underway.<br>
*[https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/ '''ASTIA National Archives transaction service''']  [https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/ohjeet.html '''Instructions''']
**'''1527 - 100 yrs ago:''' [https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/aineistot.html '''Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Parish Records'''], index, incomplete
***Enter the name of the town, city, or parish in the free word search.
**'''1800s-early 1900s:''' [https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/aineistot.html '''Finnish Military Parishes'''] - index, incomplete.
***Enter the name of the town, city, or parish in the free word search.
**'''1700s-1900s:''' [https://astia.narc.fi/uusiastia/aineistot.html '''Finland Orthodox Church Archives'''] - index, incomplete.
***Enter the name of the town, city, or parish in the free word search.
**[https://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/en/collections/private-archives '''Manuscript Collection''']: The Manuscript Collection contains approx. 900 archives of individuals, families and associations.
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<br>
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''Digihakemisto''' search platform for '''ASTIA'''. This gives a more efficient approach for browsing and has additional reference lists of contents.
*[http://digihakemisto.net/ '''Website''']</span>
*[http://digihakemisto.net/haku '''Parish records''']


Although the records you need may be in an archive or library in Finland, the Family History Library has copies of many valuable genealogical records on microfilm from several Finnish archives and libraries.
==Organizations Indexing and/or Digitizing Archive Holdings==
===The HisKi Project===
*'''1860-1900:''' [http://hiski.genealogia.fi/historia/indexe.htm '''HisKi Project, The Genealogical Society of Finland'''] - index, incomplete. [https://hiski.genealogia.fi/historia/en/ohjeet.htm '''Instructions''']
::The database includes indexes and extracts to many Finnish parish records. Records from additional parishes are added to the database as they become available. '''It includes christenings, marriages, burials, and moves. The indexes include records for some parishes during the period 1860 to 1900, for which the FamilySearch Library does not currently have all the records.'''
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===Digiarkisto===
*[http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/index_eng.htm '''Finland's Family History Association'''], free for most records ($): membership gives access to some images not on free site. Images, no index. In Finnish. Incomplete.
::Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) was founded in 2004. The goal of our association is to provide an online source of archived materials such as communion books, census records etc. for everyone interested in genealogy.
::A great deal of the digitized material is available to everyone free of charge. Members also get access to more material, '''such as from 100 to 125 year old church records''', court and military records and provincial accounts.<ref> Finland's Family History Association, http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/index_eng.htm, accessed 11 September 2022.</ref>
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===DISBYT===
*[https://www.ongenealogy.com/listings/disbyt-finland/ '''DISBYT - Finland''']
::DISBYT Finland is a subscription database created by the Computer Genealogy Society of Sweden. <br>
::Users may try out the database for free by entering the username: guest and password: guest<br>
::The DISBYT Finland database contains at present 358,000 persons who lived before 1913 in Finland. Each record can represent one or more individuals and consists of info about name, parish and year for events such as birth, marriage and death and also includes the name of the submitter.<ref>'''DISBYT - Finland, https://www.ongenealogy.com/listings/disbyt-finland/, accessed 11 September 2022.</ref>
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=== Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdisstys (Finnish Family History Association) ===
[http://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index.htm '''Finnish Family History Association''']<br>
[http://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm Contact Information]<br>
*[http://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm Archives]<br>
*[http://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm Church Records]
:Digitized records submitted by volunteers who are interested in a specific location. Best features are available with a membership.
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The following major types of genealogical repositories are discussed in this outline:
===Katiha===
 
'''Katiha (Karelian Database)'''<br>
* National archives
E-mail: karjalatietokanta@kansallisarkisto.fi<br>
 
[https://katiha.kansallisarkisto.fi/tietoa.php Website]<br>
* Provincial archives
[https://katiha.kansallisarkisto.fi/ Search]<br>
 
[https://katiha.kansallisarkisto.fi/ohjeet.php Search Instructions]<br>
* Parish offices
*Database of indexed church records of the ceded Karelian region.
 
*The source material of the Karelian database includes church records of the ceded region for the period 1700-1950.
* Military archives
:• Lutheran parish records
 
:• Orthodox church records
* Other Finnish archives and libraries
 
* United States archives


== National and Regional Archives ==
Finland has nine archives facilities throughout the country. One national archive, one archive for the Sámi, and seven regional archives. Each facility also has a large collection of printed material about its area, including local histories and biographies. The provincial archives are open to the public and will answer correspondence. Each archive has different service hours, so make sure you know the days and times it is open before visiting.
=== National Archives ===
=== National Archives ===
'''Kansallisarkisto'''
*Visiting address: Rauhankatu 17
*Postal address: PL 258, FI-00171 Helsinki
*Telephone: +358 29 533 7000
=== Sámi Archives ===
'''Saamelaisarkisto'''
*The Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos, FI-99870 Inari
*Telephone: +358 50 408 3062
*Email: saamelaisarkisto@kansallisarkisto.fi
=== Regional Archives ===
'''Hämeenlinnan Kansallisarkisto''' - Häme and Uusimaa counties
*Visiting and post: Aittatie 2, FI-13200 Hämeenlinna
*Telephone: 358 29 533 7140
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'''Joensuun Kansallisarkisto''' - Pohjois-Karjala County formed in 1960 from the eastern half of the former Kuopio County
*Visiting address: Yliopistokatu 6 A
*Postal address: PL 146, FI-80101 Joensuu
*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7160
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'''Jyväskylän Kansallisarkisto''' - Keski-Suomi County formed in 1960 from the eastern part of the former Vaasa county and the border parishes from Häme, Mikkeli, and Kuopio Counties
*Visiting address: Pitkäkatu 23
*Postal address: PL 25, FI-40101 Jyväskylä
*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7180
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'''Mikkelin Kansallisarkisto'''- Kymi, Mikkeli, and Kuopio counties and for the former Viipuri County and the parishes of Salla and Petsamo, which were ceded to Russia
*Visiting address: Pirttiniemenkatu 8 A
*Postal address: PL 2, FI-50101 Mikkeli
*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7200
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'''Oulun Kansallisarkisto''' - Lappi and Oulu counties
*Visiting and postal address: Arkistokatu 6, FI-90100 Oulu
*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7230
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'''Turun Kansallisarkisto''' - Turku-Pori County
*Visiting address: Aninkaistenkatu 11
*Postal address: PL 383, FI-20101 Turku
*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7260
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'''Vaasan Kansallisarkisto''' - Vaasa County (see also Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto)
*Visiting address: Varastokatu 2
*Postal address: PL 240, FI-65101 Vaasa
*Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7300
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'''Ålands landskapsarkiv''' - Ahvenanmaa (Åland) County
*Visiing address: Strandgatan 37
*Postal address: Pb 1060, AX-22111 Mariehamn
*Telephone: +358 18 25 344
*E-mail: arkivet@regeringen.ax


The Finnish National Archives have documents pertaining to the whole country. Records of the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa are also found in the national archives; however, records from Uusimaa County are in the provincial archives in Hämeenlinna.
== Parish Archives  ==
 
Records of genealogical value at the national archives include the following:
 
* Church records
 
* Census records
 
* Court records
 
=== Emigration records ===
 
The National Archives of Finland are open to the public. You may purchase microfilms through the national archives and request photocopies of the records by using forms obtained from the archives.
 
You can write to the archives at:
 
* National Archives of Finland
 
Kansallisarkisto
 
PL 258
 
00171 Helsinki
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-9-228 521
 
Fax: 011-358-9-176 302
 
[http://www.narc.fi/Arkistolaitos/eng/gene.htm  http://www.narc.fi/Arkistolaitos/eng/gene.htm]
 
The archives are located at:
 
* Rauhankatu 17
 
Helsinki
 
Finland
 
=== Provincial Archives ===
 
Finland has eight regional archives that house records about their particular area. Most Finnish records of genealogical value are kept at provincial archives, including the following:
 
* Church records
 
* Census records
 
* Emigration records
 
* Court records
 
Each provincial archive also has a large collection of printed material about its area, including local histories and biographies.
 
The provincial archives are open to the public and will answer correspondence. Each archive has different service hours, so make sure you know the days and times it is open before visiting.
 
For Turku-Pori County, write:
 
* Turun maakunta-arkisto
 
PL 383
 
20101 Turku
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-2-2760 818
 
Fax: 011-358-2-2760 810
 
[http://www.suomi.fi/suomifi/english/subjects/culture_and_communications/  http://www.suomi.fi/suomifi/english/subjects/culture_and_communications/]
 
archives/index.html
 
For Häme and Uusimaa Counties, write:
 
* Hämeenlinnan maakunta-arkisto
 
13100 Hämeenlinna
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-3-653 3801
 
Fax: 011-358-3-653 3810
 
[http://www.yuste.org/latoile/hame.asp   http://www.yuste.org/latoile/hame.asp]
 
For Kymi, Mikkeli, and Kuopio Counties and for the former Viipuri County and the parishes of Salla and Petsamo, which were ceded to the USSR in 1944, write:
 
* Mikkelin maakunta-arkisto
 
PL 2
 
00101 Mikkeli
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-15-321 310
 
Fax: 011-358-15-321 3157
 
For Vaasa County (see also Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto), write:
 
* Vaasan maakunta-arkisto
 
PL 240
 
65101 Vaasa
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-6-317 3912
 
Fax: 011-358-6-312 0392
 
For Keski-Suomi County, which was formed in 1960 from the eastern part of the former Vaasa county and the border parishes from Häme, Mikkeli, and Kuopio Counties, write:
 
* Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto
 
40100 Jyväskylä
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-14-617 592
 
Fax: 011-358-14-610 651
 
For Pohjois-Karjala County, which was formed in 1960 from the eastern half of the former Kuopio County, write:
 
* Joensuun maakunta-arkisto
 
PL 146
 
80101 Joensuu
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-13-251 4602
 
Fax: 011-358-13-251 4606
 
For the counties of Lappi and Oulu Counties, write:
 
* Oulun maakunta-arkisto
 
PL 31
 
90101 Oulu
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-8-311 7066
 
Fax: 011- 358-8-311 7068
 
For the county of Ahvenanmaa (Åland) County, write:
 
* Ålands landskapsarkiv
 
PB 60
 
22101 Mariehamn
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-18-253 44
 
Fax: 011-358-18-191 55
 
=== Parish Offices ===
 
Local parishes usually have church records created after 1900. They may also have earlier records. You can write to local parishes and church archives for information. For more information, see the "Church Records" section of this outline.
 
=== Military Archives ===
 
Finnish military records that were created before 1810 are preserved at the Military Archives of Sweden. The address for the archives is:
 
* Krigsarkivet
 
S-115 88 Stockholm
 
Sweden
 
Telephone: 011-46-8-782 41 00
 
Fax: 011-46-8-782 69 76
 
[http://www.ra.se/kra/  http://www.ra.se/kra/]
 
Finnish military records from 1810 are at the Military Archives of Finland. (Most of the records begin in 1812.) The address for the archives is:
 
* Sota-arkisto
 
PL 266
 
00170 Helsinki
 
Finland
 
Telephone: 011-358-9-161 6362
 
Fax: 011-358-9-161 6371
 
=== Other Finnish Archives and Libraries ===
 
Many genealogical works are deposited in the University of Helsinki Library. The address is:
 
* Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto
 
Unioninkatu 36
 
00170 Helsinki
 
Finland
 
[http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/english/ http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/english/]
 
An archive that has newspaper clippings from Swedish-language newspapers from the early 1900s to the present, including death announcements, emigration information, and indexes, is:
 
* Brages Urklippsverk
 
Kaserngatan 28
 
00130 Helsingfors
 
Finland
 
Finland has many organized historical and genealogical societies. Some societies maintain libraries and archives that collect valuable records. For more information, see the "Societies" section of this outline.  Also see these internet sites:
 
* http://www.genealogia.fi/indexe.htm
 
* http://www.yksityisetkeskusarkistot.fi/englanti2.htm
 
=== United States Archives ===
 
The following archives have specialized collections on Finnish immigration and other records:
 
* Finnish-American Historical Archives
 
601 Quincy Street
 
Hancock, MI  49930
 
USA
 
877-202-5491 (toll free)
 
(906) 487-7274 (local)
 
http://www.hsmichigan.org/hancock/
 
* Suomi or Finlandia College
 
601 Quincy Street
 
Hancock, MI 49930
 
USA
 
* Immigration History Research Center
 
University of Minnesota
 
826 Berry Street
 
St. Paul, MN 55114
 
USA
 
* Lutheran Church in America Archives
 
1100 E. 55th Street
 
Chicago, IL 60615
 
USA
 
http://www.elca.org/archives/
 
=== Inventories, Registers, Catalogs ===
 
Most archives have catalogs, inventories, and guides that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit or use the records of an archive so that you can effectively use your time.
 
The following publication is a comprehensive list of Finnish archives. It gives names and addresses of the archives and a brief description of their holdings:
 
''Suomen arkistojen opas: Arkiven i Finland, en handledning''<nowiki>: Guide to Archives Repositories in Finland. Helsinki: Valtion painatuskeskus, 1975. (FHL book 948.97 A35v no. 6 1975)  A general guide written in English about the Finnish public archives is:</nowiki>'' ''
 
''Guide to the Public Archives of Finland. ''Helsinki: National Archives, 1980. (FHL book 948.97 J5g)<br />Helpful guides written in Finnish and Swedish about the National Archives are:
 
''Kansallisarkisto, asiakkaan opas ''(The National Archives: A Guide). Helsinki: Kansallisarkisto, 1994. (FHL book 948.972 J5k)<br />''Riksarkivet, en handledning ''(The National Archives: A Guide). Helsingfors: Riksarkivet, 1995. (FHL book 948.972 J5ka)
 
The following book series contains a guide to the holdings of the National Archives of Finland:
 
''Valtionarkiston yleisluettelo—Översiktskatalog för Riksarkivet ''(Inventory for the National Archives). 4 vols. Helsiniki: Valtioneuvoston kirjapaino, 1956–73.(FHL book 948.97 A35s)
 
The following book contains a guide to the provincial archives of Finland:
 
''Maakunta-arkistojen opas'' (Guide to the Provincial Archives). Helsinki: Valtion painatuskeskus, 1976. (FHL book 948.97 A35v no. 2 1976)
 
A guide to the military archives has been published in English, Swedish, and Finnish:
 
''Guide to the Military Archives of Finland.'' Helsinki: The Military Archives, 1977. (FHL book 948.97 J5ga)
 
''Sota-arkiston opas'' (Guide to the Military Archives). Helsinki: Valtion painatuskeskus, 1974. (FHL book 948.97 A35v no.5 1974)
 
''Krigsarkivet: en handledning'' (Guide to the Military Archives). Helsingfors: Statens tryckericentral, 1977. (FHL book 948.97 A35v no. 9 1977)
 
These guides are available at the Family History Library. They may also be available at your public or university library or through interlibrary loan.
 
To find other inventories, guides, catalogs, and directories, look in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
 
FINLAND - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES
 
FINLAND - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS
 
=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
 
Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:
 
Locate other researchers.
 
Post queries.
 
Send and receive e-mail.
 
Search large databases.
 
Search computer libraries.


Join in computer chat and lecture sessions.
Local parishes usually have church records created after 1900. They may also have earlier records. You can write to local parishes and church archives for information. For more information, see [[Finland Church Records]]. Finnish law does not require churches to deposit their records with the national or regional archives. If they choose to do so, they may designate any organization as the repository for their records.


You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Finland in many sources at local, provincial, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most information is available at no cost.
== Military Archives  ==
Finnish military records from 1810 have been transferred to the National Archives in Helsinki. Finnish military records that were created before 1810 are preserved at the Military Archives of Sweden. The address for the archives is:
*Krigsarkivet <br>S-115 88 Stockholm <br>Sweden <br>Telephone: 011-46-8-782 41 00 <br>Fax: 011-46-8-782 69 76 <br>[https://riksarkivet.se/krigsarkivet Website]


Some very useful databases and guides for Finland are available on the Internet. In this outline, you will find references to sites that contain indexes and transcripts of Finnish church records, emigration records, maps, and research guides. You can also find information about addresses and activities of various societies and archives on the Internet.
== Other Finnish Archives==
An archive that has newspaper clippings from Swedish-language newspapers from the early 1900s to the present, including death announcements, emigration information, and indexes, is:


General sites that act as an index to many interesting Finnish genealogical sites on the Internet include:
*Brages Urklippsverk <br>Kaserngatan 28 <br>00130 Helsingfors <br>Finland


* Family History Finland, part of the WorldGenWeb project:
==Libraries==
===National Library of Finland===
'''Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto '''<br>Unioninkatu 36 <br>00170 Helsinki <br>Finland <br> [http://www.nationallibrary.fi/ National Library of Finland]


[http://www.open.org/rumcd/genweb/finn.html    http://www.open.org/rumcd/genweb/finn.html]
==Museums==
'''The National Museum of Finland'''<br>
Mannerheimintie 34<br>
00100 Helsinki<br>
Finland<br>


* Cyndi’s List for Finland/Suomi:
[https://www.kansallismuseo.fi/en/tietoa-meistae/missae-toimimme Locations: Museums and Castles]<br>
[https://www.kansallismuseo.fi/en/kansallismuseo Website]


http://www.cyndislist.com/finland.htm
==Records Offices==
Vital records of Finland have traditionally been kept by the church. <br>
*[https://www.katolinen.net/parishes.html Catholic parishes]<br>
*[https://evl.fi/seurakunnat Evangelical parishes]<br>
*[https://www.ort.fi/seurakunnat-hiippakunnat-ja-luostarit/seurakunnat Orthodox congregations]<br>


* Genealogical Research in Finland:
In 1923 a freedom of religion law was passed. As a result, people who did not have a religious preference were recorded in a civil registry [Siviilirekisteri/Civil registret]. Later, people who belonged to churches other than the state churches were also included in the civil registry.
<br>
<br>
'''Väestörekisterikeskus'''<br>
PL 7 (Kellosilta 4) <br>
00521 Helsinki <br>
Finland <br>
Telephone: 011-358-9-229 161 <br>
Fax: 011-358-9-2291 6795 <br>
[http://www.vaestorekisterikeskus.fi/ Website]


http://www.genealogia.fi/indexe.htm
==References==


* Family History Library home page:<br />


[http://www.familysearch.org/  http://www.familysearch.org/]
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  • Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
  • If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
  • Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Finland National Archives[edit | edit source]

Finland National Archives - ASTIA: All vital records from the years 1811–1918 have been digitized from the original documents in grayscale. Color digitization of non-public vital records less than 100 years old is underway.


Digihakemisto search platform for ASTIA. This gives a more efficient approach for browsing and has additional reference lists of contents.

Organizations Indexing and/or Digitizing Archive Holdings[edit | edit source]

The HisKi Project[edit | edit source]

The database includes indexes and extracts to many Finnish parish records. Records from additional parishes are added to the database as they become available. It includes christenings, marriages, burials, and moves. The indexes include records for some parishes during the period 1860 to 1900, for which the FamilySearch Library does not currently have all the records.

Digiarkisto[edit | edit source]

Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) was founded in 2004. The goal of our association is to provide an online source of archived materials such as communion books, census records etc. for everyone interested in genealogy.
A great deal of the digitized material is available to everyone free of charge. Members also get access to more material, such as from 100 to 125 year old church records, court and military records and provincial accounts.[1]

DISBYT[edit | edit source]

DISBYT Finland is a subscription database created by the Computer Genealogy Society of Sweden.
Users may try out the database for free by entering the username: guest and password: guest
The DISBYT Finland database contains at present 358,000 persons who lived before 1913 in Finland. Each record can represent one or more individuals and consists of info about name, parish and year for events such as birth, marriage and death and also includes the name of the submitter.[2]

Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdisstys (Finnish Family History Association)[edit | edit source]

Finnish Family History Association
Contact Information

Digitized records submitted by volunteers who are interested in a specific location. Best features are available with a membership.

Katiha[edit | edit source]

Katiha (Karelian Database)
E-mail: karjalatietokanta@kansallisarkisto.fi
Website
Search
Search Instructions

  • Database of indexed church records of the ceded Karelian region.
  • The source material of the Karelian database includes church records of the ceded region for the period 1700-1950.
• Lutheran parish records
• Orthodox church records

National and Regional Archives[edit | edit source]

Finland has nine archives facilities throughout the country. One national archive, one archive for the Sámi, and seven regional archives. Each facility also has a large collection of printed material about its area, including local histories and biographies. The provincial archives are open to the public and will answer correspondence. Each archive has different service hours, so make sure you know the days and times it is open before visiting.

National Archives[edit | edit source]

Kansallisarkisto

  • Visiting address: Rauhankatu 17
  • Postal address: PL 258, FI-00171 Helsinki
  • Telephone: +358 29 533 7000

Sámi Archives[edit | edit source]

Saamelaisarkisto

  • The Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos, FI-99870 Inari
  • Telephone: +358 50 408 3062
  • Email: saamelaisarkisto@kansallisarkisto.fi

Regional Archives[edit | edit source]

Hämeenlinnan Kansallisarkisto - Häme and Uusimaa counties

  • Visiting and post: Aittatie 2, FI-13200 Hämeenlinna
  • Telephone: 358 29 533 7140

Joensuun Kansallisarkisto - Pohjois-Karjala County formed in 1960 from the eastern half of the former Kuopio County

  • Visiting address: Yliopistokatu 6 A
  • Postal address: PL 146, FI-80101 Joensuu
  • Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7160

Jyväskylän Kansallisarkisto - Keski-Suomi County formed in 1960 from the eastern part of the former Vaasa county and the border parishes from Häme, Mikkeli, and Kuopio Counties

  • Visiting address: Pitkäkatu 23
  • Postal address: PL 25, FI-40101 Jyväskylä
  • Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7180

Mikkelin Kansallisarkisto- Kymi, Mikkeli, and Kuopio counties and for the former Viipuri County and the parishes of Salla and Petsamo, which were ceded to Russia

  • Visiting address: Pirttiniemenkatu 8 A
  • Postal address: PL 2, FI-50101 Mikkeli
  • Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7200

Oulun Kansallisarkisto - Lappi and Oulu counties

  • Visiting and postal address: Arkistokatu 6, FI-90100 Oulu
  • Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7230

Turun Kansallisarkisto - Turku-Pori County

  • Visiting address: Aninkaistenkatu 11
  • Postal address: PL 383, FI-20101 Turku
  • Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7260

Vaasan Kansallisarkisto - Vaasa County (see also Jyväskylän maakunta-arkisto)

  • Visiting address: Varastokatu 2
  • Postal address: PL 240, FI-65101 Vaasa
  • Telephone (during the opening hours of the reading room): +358 29 533 7300

Ålands landskapsarkiv - Ahvenanmaa (Åland) County

  • Visiing address: Strandgatan 37
  • Postal address: Pb 1060, AX-22111 Mariehamn
  • Telephone: +358 18 25 344
  • E-mail: arkivet@regeringen.ax

Parish Archives[edit | edit source]

Local parishes usually have church records created after 1900. They may also have earlier records. You can write to local parishes and church archives for information. For more information, see Finland Church Records. Finnish law does not require churches to deposit their records with the national or regional archives. If they choose to do so, they may designate any organization as the repository for their records.

Military Archives[edit | edit source]

Finnish military records from 1810 have been transferred to the National Archives in Helsinki. Finnish military records that were created before 1810 are preserved at the Military Archives of Sweden. The address for the archives is:

  • Krigsarkivet
    S-115 88 Stockholm
    Sweden
    Telephone: 011-46-8-782 41 00
    Fax: 011-46-8-782 69 76
    Website

Other Finnish Archives[edit | edit source]

An archive that has newspaper clippings from Swedish-language newspapers from the early 1900s to the present, including death announcements, emigration information, and indexes, is:

  • Brages Urklippsverk
    Kaserngatan 28
    00130 Helsingfors
    Finland

Libraries[edit | edit source]

National Library of Finland[edit | edit source]

Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto
Unioninkatu 36
00170 Helsinki
Finland
National Library of Finland

Museums[edit | edit source]

The National Museum of Finland
Mannerheimintie 34
00100 Helsinki
Finland

Locations: Museums and Castles
Website

Records Offices[edit | edit source]

Vital records of Finland have traditionally been kept by the church.

In 1923 a freedom of religion law was passed. As a result, people who did not have a religious preference were recorded in a civil registry [Siviilirekisteri/Civil registret]. Later, people who belonged to churches other than the state churches were also included in the civil registry.

Väestörekisterikeskus
PL 7 (Kellosilta 4)
00521 Helsinki
Finland
Telephone: 011-358-9-229 161
Fax: 011-358-9-2291 6795
Website

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Finland's Family History Association, http://www.digiarkisto.org/sshy/index_eng.htm, accessed 11 September 2022.
  2. ↑ DISBYT - Finland, https://www.ongenealogy.com/listings/disbyt-finland/, accessed 11 September 2022.

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